Your All-in-One School Management System for Travel & Hospitality Schools
Founded in 2001, STARS is a school management system (SMS) dedicated primarily to serving the postsecondary career school industry. The STARS student management system (SMS) is a comprehensive, cloud-based, all-in-one system. It includes an extensive CRM accompanied by a fully integrated learning management system (LMS). Unlike most other systems, STARS is the product of a team of people who actually operated and owned a group of schools during which time STARS was designed, developed, and implemented. As a result, they are very familiar with the kind of management system schools need to run successfully and efficiently. The STARS school and student management system is designed to provide schools with the tools they need, no matter their size. Whether you run a small school or one with multiple campuses, STARS is the affordable and practical solution!
What tourism programs teach
Schools and colleges that offer tourism programs train students to plan and cost a complete travel experience.
- Students learn to calculate travel costs including fees, taxes, discounts and other factors.
- They prepare or request transportation carrier tickets and book transport and hotel reservations using a computer reservation system.
- They compare accommodations, tickets, itineraries and travel packages to find the best fit and the best value.
- A diploma prepares individuals for entry-level roles at travel agencies, tour companies, airlines, cruise lines, corporate travel departments and convention bureaus.
Certifications and degrees
New specialists can prepare for the Travel Agent Proficiency (TAP) exam, developed by ASTA and The Travel Institute.
- Certified Leisure Travel Specialist
- Certified Business Travel Specialist
- Certified Luxury Travel Specialist
- Certified Honeymoon & Destination Wedding Specialist
- Certified Active & Adventure Specialist
- Certified Groups Travel Specialist
Programs and the industry
Programs run from one-year certificates through to four-year degrees.
- Undergraduate certificate programs last a year or less, covering travel geography, hospitality marketing and tourism planning.
- Two-year associate degrees add general education coursework.
- Four-year bachelor’s programs prepare students for management, covering tourism transportation systems, special events planning and international tourism.
- More than eight million people work in travel-related jobs in the U.S.
- The average salary for travel agents is about $48,000 per year, with annual job growth as high as 20%.
Licensing and certification requirements vary from state to state, and aspiring students should contact their state professional licensing board before enrolling in any program. Tourism schools — like other postsecondary career schools — can benefit greatly from inclusive and powerful school management software. STARS is the most secure, comprehensive and cost-effective system available, and its ability to generate hundreds of types of reports is unmatched in the industry.
WHY STARS?
We have the experience
...helping career colleges and schools realize success for over 40 years
We have the understanding
...working with the demands, challenges and outstanding results that career schools have on students’ lives
We have the team
...dedicating our efforts to the success of your school
We bring you unparalleled experience, valuable insight, and exceptional devotion ...combined with an amazing school management system. It’s STARS!
Ease of use
Create your personal favorites list for quick access to features and reports
Send quick messages to leads, students and staff
Develop your autoresponder to send frequent, timely information
Diagnose specific areas in need of attention
Notify staff and students easily and quickly of important details
View team calendars, schedule meetings conveniently
Post grades and attendance expediently
“ STARS is extremely user friendly and very easy to navigate. I use STARS on a daily basis and appreciate being able to depend on it enabling me to complete my tasks in a timely manner. Have been using STARS for several years. ”
- Admissions Representative
“ STARS is the best tool kit a school director can have at his or her disposal! Its interactive capabilities help keep all school associates focused on the bigger picture. It provides me with broad oversight of all departmental activities, ease of data retrieval, and the ability to query the system for custom reporting. STARS is unsurpassed. ”
- School Director
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Features
Enrollment & CRM
CRM
Student Portal
Mass Email and Texting
Auto-Responder
International Students
Academics & Student Progress
Student Attendance Record Keeping
LMS
Instructor Grade Book
Attendance Scanning
Externship Tracking
Placement
Financials
Student Financial Tracking
Student Budgeting
Financial Aid
General Ledger
Vendor and Student Payable
Load Amortization
Point of Sale System
Reporting & Compliance
SAP Alerts
Custom Query Report Generator
Comprehensive Reports Library
Executive Dashboard with KPI’s
Operations & Tools
Document Management
Powerful “Smart” Calendar
Student ID Cards
Inside STARS
One dashboard for leads, enrollments and active students
Directors open STARS to a single screen: calendar and tasks on the left, lead-to-enrollment trend and active student counts by program on the right.
STARS is the most secure and reliable platform for maintaining operational data for colleges and schools.
STARS operates an Enterprise Grade IBM I Power 9 server that is EAL4+ CAPP certified.
Ranked No. 1 in every major reliability category by ITIC (Information Technology Intelligence Consulting)!
Data is encrypted 2x faster with double the crypto engines and is encrypted at rest on the IBM Power 9 server.
STARS CAMPUS completes a HIPAA/FERPA audit of internal controls, policies and processes related to security and PII every 2 years.
STARS is monitored by a third-party independent monitoring service.
99.999%
STARS has a 99.999% uptime performance from its SSAE-16 Certified Safety, Reliability and Redundancy site.